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Job Creation

Wednesday 29 January 2025 · 2 questions

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Key points

  • UK Government and Welsh Government signed a memorandum of understanding on four Welsh growth deals
  • UK Government has invested 790 million in Wales's growth deals, including 110 million in the Mid Wales growth deal
  • 160 million Wrexham and Flintshire investment zone will create up to 6,000 jobs over the next 10 years

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Steve Witherden Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Economy Wales
Context

Welsh growth deals aim to stimulate economic growth in Wales, but there is concern about the specific impact on areas like Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr.

Question

I welcome the news that the Secretary of State has signed a memorandum of understanding on four Welsh growth deals with Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Rebecca Evans. Will the Minister outline how this UK-Welsh Government partnership will deliver the well-paid jobs and economic growth needed in areas like Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr?

Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Dame Nia Griffith)

The memorandum of understanding signed recently between the UK and Welsh Governments further demonstrates our commitment to working together to deliver economic growth throughout Wales. The UK Government have invested £790 million in Wales’s growth deals, including £110 million in the Mid Wales growth deal which aims to leverage up to £400 million of public and private sector investment in the region and create up to 1,400 additional jobs.

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Q2 Andrew Ranger Lab Wrexham
Economy Employment
Context

Young people in Wrexham and other areas are facing challenges in accessing job opportunities, education, and skills training.

Question

In places across the UK, including in my constituency of Wrexham, for too long too many young people have fallen through the gaps, meaning that they can miss out on job opportunities, education and gaining the critical skills essential to getting on in life. What measures is the Minister taking to ensure that young people can seize the opportunities of our growth mission and are not left behind, and help them to maximise their potential?

Answer from The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Dame Nia Griffith)

Today, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor confirmed that we are moving forward with the £160 million Wrexham and Flintshire investment zone, focusing on the area’s strengths in advanced manufacturing, leveraging £1 billion of private investment over the next 10 years and creating up to 6,000 jobs. Growth is integral to creating the opportunities that young people need to get on in life.

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